James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie
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James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie (born 11 November 1955) is an elected hereditary peer
who sits on the Conservative
benches in the House of Lords
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On 23 June 2010 it was announced that he had won the by-election to replace the 14th Earl of Northesk
who died in March.
He is a deputy chairman of the Buckingham Constituency Conservative Association.
Unusually, he did not sit in the House of Lords prior to the House of Lords Act of 1999
as he became a peer in 2003. He is one of only 3 members of the House of Lords by virtue of the House of Lords Act who inherited their peerage after passage of the Act.
Hereditary peer
Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to sit in the House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999 only ninety-two are permitted to do so...
who sits on the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
benches in the House of Lords
House of Lords
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On 23 June 2010 it was announced that he had won the by-election to replace the 14th Earl of Northesk
David Carnegie, 14th Earl of Northesk
David John MacRae Carnegie, 14th Earl of Northesk was a British hereditary peer, landowner and member of the House of Lords.David Carnegie was the son of Robert, the 13th Earl , and Jean Margaret MacRae...
who died in March.
He is a deputy chairman of the Buckingham Constituency Conservative Association.
Unusually, he did not sit in the House of Lords prior to the House of Lords Act of 1999
House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. The Act reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats;...
as he became a peer in 2003. He is one of only 3 members of the House of Lords by virtue of the House of Lords Act who inherited their peerage after passage of the Act.